Mini Camp mayhem

by Skin Patrol on May 2, 2008 12:42 PM EDT Comment 8 comments

The Redskins started day one of mini camp today (I uhhh... almost missed it) and updates are being posted at light speed by Gary Fitzgerald over at the official site. He does good work and if you take the time to visit, you'll notice, among other things:

Jersey numbers for some of the new rookies, though caveated with the knowledge that they may change. Good luck numbers? Devin Thomas sports Mark Rypien's 11. Durant Brooks channels 1950s Redskins hero Eddie LeBaron (traitored to Dallas, though) with #14.
We have three additional tight ends working out with the team on a tryout basis. Uhhhhh. We have Chris Cooley, we drafted Fred Davis, we drafted Tyler Ecker a year ago, Todd Yoder played just fine last year, Mike Sellers does whatever he wants all the time because he's awesome... how many tight ends are we going to need Coach?
Duran Brooks was the first player on the field. Prediction: Derrick Frost will be the first one off.
Speaking of Ecker, injuries are keeping him sidelined... again. His future with the team was questionable when we drafted Fred Davis, looked worse when we brought in a bunch of tryout tight ends, and now looks to be in critical condition. Tough break.

[Note by TexSkins, 05/02/08 12:54 PM CDT ] Fitzgerald found out the news on Ecker. From his live blog:

Confirmed from Jim Zorn that Tyler Ecker has re-aggravated his groin. That's why he's not participating in mini-camp.

Not good for his chances to make the team. He must have a very fragile groin. Groin jokes are now strongly encouraged.

I'm sure Gary will keep that thread updated throughout the day, so don't bother waiting around here for the good word. He's there. I'm not.

This one's for Ach; Colt's not participating in minicamp, but that doesn't mean you can't watch him in slow motion with cluster fuck graphics threatening seizures, all put to popular but totally non-topical music. Dude threw a lot of touchdown passes, so the video never actually, uhh, ends. Enjoy:

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Here are some interesting tidbits...

From Fitzgerald’s mini-camp blog:

Looks like undrafted rookies must earn their logos. While veterans and rookie draft picks have the Redskins logo on their helmet, undratfted rookies wear blank, burgundy helmets.

I kinda like this, even though its probably just to help the coaches with who’s who.

And the first casualty:

I was just informed that offensive lineman Shannon Boatman has been released. He did not pass his physical.

Take him off the Adopt-a-Redskin big board.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on May 2, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

At least my adoptee has some incredible stats

Aside from the near epileptic fit due to the graphics, that was sweet as! That guy owned the field out here in Hawaii. I hadn’t realized he punched up to a 185 passer rating. It’ll be great to see if he can hack it in the big league. I still think the sugar bowl blowout was more of a problem with the O line than it was with Brennan. Thanks SP.

by Ach on May 2, 2008 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And after watching the Brennan video...

I know why Zorn likes him: he can throw on the run because in college, he had to throw on the run. Bad offensive line equals lots of pressure.

He kinda short arms the ball at times, which I can’t see being good technique. But I will give him this: all the balls are where the recievers need them to be. When he’s not runnin g for his life, he has a sorta funky delievery… its not quite 3/4 but its not as high as it probably should be. He’s ~~not that tall~~ taller than I though at 6’3 so maybe the delievery isn’t as dangerous as I thought. I think he’ll still need to come more over the top to avoid getting balls batted down.

Also, I found this blog dedicated to Brennan. I didn’t read it, but Ach… this one’s for you.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on May 2, 2008 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

P.S.

After seeing him dye the islands on the side of his head, wouldn’t it be awesome if he dyed the Redskin logo?

I think so.

Phear T.S.'s Crawdaddies...

by TexSkins on May 2, 2008 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lets see if we can instigate a hazing for my new adoptee!

If any skins players read this, I encourage you to get Brennan to dye the Skins logo on the side, top or back of his head! Otherwise, I encourage Colt to do so after his first touchdown pass for the Skins (even if its a preseason touchdown pass and even if it happens next year)!

After reading the Brennan blog, I did find this encouraging analysis:

Colt Brennan, QB Hawaii
With Andre Woodson suffering a hamstring problem and Joe Flacco and Chad Henne spraying their throws, Brennan stood out as the star of the quarterback drills. After a disastrous Sugar Bowl and lousy workouts in the post-season circuit, he stepped up his game big-time as the most accurate and impressive passer in Indy by far. Matt Ryan, who didn’t work out, has absolutely nothing to worry about, but at least Brennan is on the radar again after making all the throws in the book while potentially reestablishing himself as one of the top five quarterbacks.

Here’s to our awkward but accurate passer!

by Ach on May 2, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your Question: How many tight ends do we need coach?

That is the question isn’t it? This from Cooleys blog: 3.” Fred Davis?
I think no more be said in the question. I was as surprised as anyone that the Redskins drafted a tight end this year. We saw Fred Davis as a first round player that had fallen way down into the second round. The Redskins felt like it was way to much value to pass on. As a player I feel like you can never discount having the best 11 guys on the field, so if two tight ends makes up the best 11 guys I’m all for it. I will do everything I can to help Fred become the best football player for the Redskins and I think he will do a great job. All that being said, I feel like the next five years should be Pro Bowl years for me and I would be extremely surprised if my production on the field goes down at all.”

I also feel Cooley has 5 more pro bowl seasons in him so the Fred Davis pick leaves a lot of people scratching their heads. However, that being said, Fred Davis is going to do VERY well in the NFL. He reminds me a lot of Vernon Davis but I think he is better than V.Davis. The problem is he is TOO good. He will be ok giving Cooley a breather and catching 1 or 2 passes a game in his rookie year, but he has great talent and will want to be traded the following season because Cooley aint going nowhere. So, this is going to put the Skins in a good position because SOMEBODY who needs a TE is going to want this guy bad and be willing to trade an A player with experience , OR a top 10 1st round pick to get this guy. I am a USC fan and I can tell you this guy was a 1st round pick who somehow slipped through the cracks into the 2nd round,,,which is exactly WHY the skins picked him up even though they didn’t need another TE. So it will be interesting to see what happens in Davis 2nd season after he has raised more than a few eyebrows in the NFL. This guy has is going to shock you with his speed and agility…considering his size. SO, either he is going to be great trade bait or a fantastic fill in should Cooley get injured…but come his 2nd year the Skins will have to deal him as he is just too good to ride the pine,

by USCskins on May 3, 2008 12:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He does look like a beast

but I don’t know about him having to be traded by his 2nd year. For that to happen he’d have to shred NFL records, and with so many playmakers on offnse I don’t see that happing. I do agree though that he’s a first round talent and you don’t ignore talent.

by CptChaosSidekick on May 3, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Groin Joke

An Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman are all to give speeches to the
Deaf Society. All are keen to make an impression on their audience. The
Englishman goes first and to the surprise of his colleagues starts by rubbing
first his chest and then his groin. When he finishes the Scotsman and Irishman
ask him what he was doing. “Well” he explained” By rubbing my chest I indicated
breasts and thus Ladies and by rubbing my groin I indicated balls and thus
Gentlemen. So my speech started: Ladies and Gentlemen”.
On his way up to the podium the Scotsman thought to himself I’ll go one better
than that English bastard and started his speech by making an antler symbol with
his fingers above his head before also rubbing his chest and his groin. When he
finished his colleagues asked what he was doing. “Well” he explained” By
imitating antlers and then rubbing my chest and groin I was starting my speech
by saying Deer Ladies and Gentlemen”.
On his way up to the podium the Irishman thought to himself I’ll go one
further than those mainland bastards and started his speech by making an antler
symbol above his head, rubbing his chest, and then his groin, and then
masturbating furiously. When he finished his colleagues asked him what he was
doing. “Well” he explained,” by imitating antlers, rubbing my chest and then my
groin and then masturbating I was starting my speech by saying Deer Ladies and
Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure…